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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Adolph Glassgold
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.glassg64
- Creators:
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Glassgold, Adolph, 1899-Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 Dec. 9
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording7 in.41 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Adolph Glassgold conducted by Harlan Phillips on 1964 Dec. 9 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Glassgold speaks of his education; working for the Whitney Museum under Juliana Force; joining the WPA Federal Art Project under Holger Cahill; becoming National Coordinator of the Index of American Design; the IAD's history; his feelings about the success of the Federal Art Project. He recalls Edward Robinson, Forbes Watson, Henry McBride, Holger Cahill, Thomas C. Parker, Juliana Force, Audrey McMahon, and Daniel Defenbacher.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art administrator, New York, N.Y.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
More Information
General
General
An interview of Henry Billings conducted by H. Phillips is also on this tape.
Keywords
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